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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers
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3,433 Companies
Life science companies in Virginia.
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$8B Industry
Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.
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30, 504 People
Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.
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$107,281 Average Wage
Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.
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1,197 Clinical trials
Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.
News
05/08/2026
RIVANNA Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Accuro XV Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging System
RIVANNA®, developer of AI-enabled clinical decision-support solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Accuro® XV Diagnostic Ultrasound System. The clearance marks a pivotal regulatory milestone for RIVANNA, authorizing commercial use of the Accuro XV for musculoskeletal imaging by qualified and trained healthcare professionals in hospital …
05/06/2026
RoVa Labs Opens as Transformational Investment in Roanoke Region’s Innovation Economy
Leaders from Carilion Clinic, the City of Roanoke, Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance (RBIA), and Virginia Western Community College cut the ribbon on years of hard work with the opening of RoVa Labs, a 40,000-square-foot biotech incubator designed to accelerate commercialization, strengthen the Roanoke Innovation Corridor, and position the region as an emerging destination for life …
04/24/2026
Skyphos Technologies Has Been Awarded its Second U.S. Patent
Skyphos Technologies has been awarded its second U.S. patent, adding to a growing intellectual property portfolio that now includes nearly a dozen patent applications in process around the world. This latest patent secures core technologies and methods that allow micro-scale parts to be produced in seconds, at throughputs designed to exceed legacy manufacturing such as …
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